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Published 16:42 4 Mar 2019 GMT
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“He was a driven person as a player and he is also a driven person as a manager and now in this particular role it is pleasing to see – but I will find out what he said," O'Neill told the Nottingham Post. “We have a new code of conduct coming in now, for us, internally. It is something we look at. So if the players want to fine Roy, good luck to them... “First of all I will need to find out what it was. I myself had an occasional run-in with a particular linesman down here. We had a total disagreement at what constituted a foul. I am not exactly sure what Roy’s situation was. But I do know about my own situation."O'Neill admitted that Keane could be difficult to handle at times with his public falling out with both Jon Walters and Harry Arter in Ireland camp serving as high profile examples of his volatile nature but that his temperament is ultimately what makes him special according to O'Neill.
"He was a great asset to me when I was the manager of Ireland. We had some really great days."He’s tough to handle, there’s no doubt about that, but that’s what probably makes him pretty special. He was a special footballer, drove Manchester United on for 10 years and he didn’t win those things by just sitting around."
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